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All Eyes on Germany: Industrial Policy for Future Power

  • 28/11/2019
All Eyes on Germany: Industrial Policy for Future Power

The new issue of Bonn Power Focus (2019/3) discusses the National Industrial Strategy of the Federal Government of Germany.

Long rejected by proponents of a free market economy, industrial policy recently regained political attention: With the US following a protectionist doctrine of “America First” under President Donald Trump and China pushing comprehensive transformation plans such as “Made in China 2025”, questions about a strategy for the future competitiveness of industry are also arising in Europe. In February 2019, the German Federal Government issued the “National Industrial Strategy 2030”, marking a watershed moment in its strategic policy planning.

Read the new issue here.